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Conventions and Notations
© 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
41978 AMD RS690M Databook 3.06
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1.9.4 Register Field
A field of a register is referred to by the format of [Register Name].[Register.Field]. For example,
“NB_MC_CNTL.DISABLE_BYPASS” is the “DISABLE_BYPASS” field of the register “NB_MC_CNTL.”
1.9.5 Hyperlinks
Phrases or sentences in
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font
are hyperlinks to other parts of the manual. Users of the PDF version of this manual
can click on the links to go directly to the referenced sections, tables, or figures.
1.9.6
Acronyms and Abbreviations
The following is a list of the acronyms and abbreviations used in this manual.
Table 1-3 Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym
Full Expression
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
A-Link-E II
A-Link Express II interface between the IGP and the Southbridge.
BGA
Ball Grid Array
BIOS
Basic Input Output System. Initialization code stored in a ROM or Flash RAM used to start up a
system or expansion card.
BIST
Built In Self Test.
BLT
Blit
bpp
bits per pixel
CEC
Consumer Electronic Control
CPIS
Common Panel Interface Specification
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
CSP
Chip Scale Package
DAC
Digital to Analog Converter
DBI
Dynamic Bus Inversion
DDC
Display Data Channel. A VESA standard for communicating between a computer system and
attached display devices.
DDR
Double Data Rate
DFP
Digital Flat Panel. Monitor connection standard from VESA.
DPM
Defects per Million
DTV
Digital TV
DVD
Digital Video Disc
DVI
Digital Video Interface. Monitor connection standard from the DDWG (Digital Display Work
Group).
DVS
Digital Video Stream
EPROM
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
FIFO
First In, First Out
FPDI
Flat Panel Display Interface
GDI
Graphics Device Interface
GND
Ground
GPIO
General Purpose Input/Output
GTL+
Gunning Transceiver Logic
HDCP
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection
HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface
HDTV
High Definition TV. The 1920x1080 and the 1280x720 modes defined by ATSC.
HPD
Hot Plug Detect
iDCT
inverse Discrete Cosine Transform
IDDQ
Direct Drain Quiescent Current
IGP
Integrated Graphics Processor. A single device that integrates a graphics processor and a
system controller.